Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse, What Have We Learned About Managing Counterparty Risk? A year after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse—and on the heels of the Change Healthcare cyberattack—the issue of counterparty risk has new urgency. While not all risks can be anticipated, there are focus areas specific to different sectors that can help provide a fuller view of risk. Article The Change Healthcare Cyberattack: A Risk Perspective for CFOs and Treasurers The Change Healthcare cyberattack is a reminder of the need to prepare for future risk events. Organizations should ensure adequate and diverse liquidity sources and allocate certain assets in the investment portfolio to protect and preserve their core mission. Article Responding to the Change Healthcare Cyberattack The Change Healthcare cyberattack has affected claims processing and cash flow for many provider organizations. Learn more about the impacts and how to respond. Article Credit and Capital Markets Outlook for 2024 There was a general improvement in operating margins over the course of 2023, and it is possible that we have reached a point of stability. But with margins still well below pre-pandemic levels, will that level of stability provide sustainability? Article Executive Intelligence and Its Relationship to Management Competence The concepts of fluid and crystallized intelligence explored by Arthur Brooks in his new book, “From Strength to Strength,” offer a new way for health system leaders to look at their executive team and find the proper balance between different types of intelligence. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Rating Agency Update: Covenants, Capital Spending, Consolidation, and Labor Representatives from Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P Global joined us at the 2023 Healthcare Leadership Conference to discuss the impact of issues ranging from labor to consolidation to financial performance on not-for-profit hospital and health system credit ratings. Article Is Now the Time to Terminate Legacy Interest Rate Hedges? A changing interest rate environment has reopened the opportunity to consider terminating an organization’s swap position. Organizations should take a measured approach in determining whether this is an opportunity they wish to pursue. Article Revisiting Counterparty Risk Counterparty risk management must be continually reinforced by implementing and following best practices. This process can help form a stronger and more diverse network of banking partners that will serve an organization well throughout its business cycle. Article Rating Agency Update: Covenants, Consolidation, and Capital Spending Kaufman Hall hosted its 2023 Summer Rating Agency Update on July 12, featuring Eva Bogaty, Associate Managing Director at Moody’s Investors Service, Suzie Desai, Senior Director at S&P... Article What to Expect When a Consultant Call-in Report Is Required In the event of a covenant breach, management typically must hire an independent consultant to identify areas for financial and operational improvement. Find out what a consultant call-in does and does not entail, as well as considerations for timing and implementation. Article How the Balance Sheet Can Contribute to Performance Improvement There has always been a connection between performance improvement initiatives and the balance sheet. By reducing operating costs, boosting productivity, and enhancing revenues, a... Article A Responsive Balance Sheet Enhances Organizational Agility The real work for healthcare leaders is developing a resource positioning framework that can be recalibrated over time in response to changes in the sources and severity of risk. Article Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last
Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse, What Have We Learned About Managing Counterparty Risk? A year after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse—and on the heels of the Change Healthcare cyberattack—the issue of counterparty risk has new urgency. While not all risks can be anticipated, there are focus areas specific to different sectors that can help provide a fuller view of risk. Article
The Change Healthcare Cyberattack: A Risk Perspective for CFOs and Treasurers The Change Healthcare cyberattack is a reminder of the need to prepare for future risk events. Organizations should ensure adequate and diverse liquidity sources and allocate certain assets in the investment portfolio to protect and preserve their core mission. Article
Responding to the Change Healthcare Cyberattack The Change Healthcare cyberattack has affected claims processing and cash flow for many provider organizations. Learn more about the impacts and how to respond. Article
Credit and Capital Markets Outlook for 2024 There was a general improvement in operating margins over the course of 2023, and it is possible that we have reached a point of stability. But with margins still well below pre-pandemic levels, will that level of stability provide sustainability? Article
Executive Intelligence and Its Relationship to Management Competence The concepts of fluid and crystallized intelligence explored by Arthur Brooks in his new book, “From Strength to Strength,” offer a new way for health system leaders to look at their executive team and find the proper balance between different types of intelligence. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Rating Agency Update: Covenants, Capital Spending, Consolidation, and Labor Representatives from Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P Global joined us at the 2023 Healthcare Leadership Conference to discuss the impact of issues ranging from labor to consolidation to financial performance on not-for-profit hospital and health system credit ratings. Article
Is Now the Time to Terminate Legacy Interest Rate Hedges? A changing interest rate environment has reopened the opportunity to consider terminating an organization’s swap position. Organizations should take a measured approach in determining whether this is an opportunity they wish to pursue. Article
Revisiting Counterparty Risk Counterparty risk management must be continually reinforced by implementing and following best practices. This process can help form a stronger and more diverse network of banking partners that will serve an organization well throughout its business cycle. Article
Rating Agency Update: Covenants, Consolidation, and Capital Spending Kaufman Hall hosted its 2023 Summer Rating Agency Update on July 12, featuring Eva Bogaty, Associate Managing Director at Moody’s Investors Service, Suzie Desai, Senior Director at S&P... Article
What to Expect When a Consultant Call-in Report Is Required In the event of a covenant breach, management typically must hire an independent consultant to identify areas for financial and operational improvement. Find out what a consultant call-in does and does not entail, as well as considerations for timing and implementation. Article
How the Balance Sheet Can Contribute to Performance Improvement There has always been a connection between performance improvement initiatives and the balance sheet. By reducing operating costs, boosting productivity, and enhancing revenues, a... Article
A Responsive Balance Sheet Enhances Organizational Agility The real work for healthcare leaders is developing a resource positioning framework that can be recalibrated over time in response to changes in the sources and severity of risk. Article